After finally making amends with Warner Bros. Records, Prince will release a new album on the record label that will include his recently-released single "The Breakdown." Associated Press photo by Jakob Joergensen.| April 23, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

"Back in 1984, LaCage was a safe space for LGBT and LGBT-friendly people to meet, hang out and have fun while making new friends," said Kris Heindel, who has owned the club with Michael Jost since 2005. "LaCage remains a safe space and fun, but its value has been enhanced through the years by greater societal acceptance and welcoming everyone to the LaCage experience and what they have been missing."

A four-day celebration of the LaCage 30th anniversary begins Thursday, April 24, with an invitation-only party followed by a public party, including a display in the Montage Lounge upstairs showing artifacts from LaCage through the years. Crystal Waters entertains on Friday. | April 23, 2014»Read Full Article

While very new to the Milwaukee hip hop scene, 17-year-old MC Ishdarr has been making big waves already. He opened for Schoolboy Q at the Rave last Thursday and on Friday had the release party for his new EP The Better Life. He popped on my radar with his soulful first single "They Lost Me" and this six song EP shows the talent this young man already has. | April 23, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

Like his story "Pigeon Feathers," Updike's "The Astronomer," published in 1961, deals with a crisis of faith. "Pigeon Feathers," written earlier but published a few months later than "The Astronomer," depicts a boy's loss of innocence about mortality and heaven. In "The Astronomer," 24-year-old Walter fears what effect an evening talking with an older, smarter friend will have on the shaky Rube Goldberg contraption of his belief construct. | April 23, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

It is one of the best places to find artists who are coming into their own. It's also a great place to get a sense of what younger, emerging artists are thinking about. And yes you can purchase art for less than you might imagine. | April 23, 2014»Read Full Blog Post